{"product_id":"rochester-knockings-a-novel-of-the-fox-sisters-paperback","title":"Rochester Knockings: A Novel of the Fox Sisters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHubert Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennifer Grotz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHats off to one of the most inventive writers of French literature. . . . Hubert Haddad concocts a colorful novel, funny and inventive, as clever as the Fox sisters themselves.--Jean-Fran ois Delapr , Saint Christophe Bookstore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fox Sisters grew up outside of Rochester, NY, in a house with a reputation for being haunted, due to a series of strange knockings that plagued its inhabitants. Fed up with the sounds, the youngest of the sisters (aged twelve) challenged their ghost and ended up communicating with a spirit who had been murdered in the house and buried in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fox Sisters became instantly famous for talking to the dead, launching the Spiritualist Movement. After taking Rochester by storm, they moved to New York where they were the most famous mediums of the time, performing s ances for hundreds of people--until it all fell apart. Yet, even today, the Fox Sisters are still considered to be the founders of one of the most popular religious movements in recent centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in historical detail, \u003ci\u003eRochester Knockings\u003c\/i\u003e novelizes the rise and fall of these most infamous of mediums, and sheds a unique light on the impressionability and fragility of nineteenth-century America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHubert Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tunisia, and is the author of dozens of works, including the novels \u003ci\u003ePalestine\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie), \u003ci\u003eTango Chinois\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Condition Magique\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Grand Prix du Roman de la Soci t  des Gens de Lettres).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Grotz\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of Open Letter's poetry series, but is also a poet in her own right (\u003ci\u003eThe Needle, Cusp\u003c\/i\u003e) and translates from French. Additionally, she is a professor of English, creative writing, and translation at the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHubert Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Tunisia, and is the author of dozens of works, including the novels \u003ci\u003ePalestine\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie), \u003ci\u003eTango Chinois\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Condition Magique\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the Grand Prix du Roman de la Société des Gens de Lettres).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Grotz\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of Open Letter's poetry series, but is also a poet in her own right (\u003ci\u003eThe Needle, Cusp\u003c\/i\u003e) and translates from French. Additionally, she is a professor of English, creative writing, and translation at the University of Rochester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 307\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769855443232,"sku":"9781940953205","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d47fbaed932f9a6b14c64abf00c5b95.webp?v=1780358351","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rochester-knockings-a-novel-of-the-fox-sisters-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}